What am I doing wrong with my coral?

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What could be going wrong here? I'm losing all the red from my coral!
 
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Montipora?
Yes. My phosphates are 4 so in the right area. I thought it was getting to much light brought it down but got much worse so put it back on top. I just did a water change...
 
What could be going wrong here? I'm losing all the red from my coral!
I believe this is a monti and assure calcium not below 400, phosphates not elevated, not too much flow and flight
 
Some more deets!
How long has the tank been up? Size? Lighting, flow, position of coral in tank, dosing anything? How long has the coral been in there? Full tank shot?
 
Some more deets!
How long has the tank been up? Size? Lighting, flow, position of coral in tank, dosing anything? How long has the coral been in there? Full tank shot?
30 gallon, on top of rocks now, other than food not dosing anything. The coral has been in there for over 3 weeks got a hammer at the time is thriving. What is a full tank? New so don't understand what you mean. I have an Aussie elegance, Hammer and a few small starter corals. Lighting is at 55 on its highest led. They get light 8 hours of the day on auto.
 
Some more deets!
How long has the tank been up? Size? Lighting, flow, position of coral in tank, dosing anything? How long has the coral been in there? Full tank shot?
I'm assuming deets means more information. lol
 
30 gallon, on top of rocks now, other than food not dosing anything. The coral has been in there for over 3 weeks got a hammer at the time is thriving. What is a full tank? New so don't understand what you mean. I have an Aussie elegance, Hammer and a few small starter corals. Lighting is at 55 on its highest led. They get light 8 hours of the day on auto.
A picture of the entire tank.
 
What brand and model light do you have?

What are your phosphates? Did you mean 4?
 
Sorry for my millennial lingo :)
You're correct on your assumptions, details and full tank photo are what I was asking for!
If he's dead center under the light it might be too much direct light. (Others can chime in)
I know you said you turned it down, but doing so may have also put it out of its preferred par. I've moved a coral a couple inches to one side or the other and they've taken off due to incorrect par.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 59 57.3%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 5.8%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 3.9%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 20 19.4%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 3.9%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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